Rexhep Meidani

Rexhep Meidani (17 August 1944-) was President of Albania from 24 July 1997 to 24 July 2002, succeeding Sali Berisha and preceding Alfred Moisiu.

Biography
Rexhep Meidani was born in Tirana, Albania on 17 August 1944, and he was one of the leading academics in his country during communist rule. Meidani entered politics during the 1990s as a Socialist Party of Albania politician, and he served as President from 1997 to 2002. In 2005, he was defeated for re-election as party leader.